Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. The only one capable of putting a stop to him is the wizard he once called his closest friend, Albus Dumbledore. However, Dumbledore will need to seek help from the wizard who had thwarted Grindelwald once before, his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world.

The second Wizarding World chapter landed as the franchise's lowest-rated entry, with critics broadly agreeing that an overstuffed plot, too many new characters, and heavy exposition drained the sense of discovery that made the first film work. Audiences were noticeably warmer than critics, but even they registered the weakest enthusiasm of any franchise installment. The one point of relative agreement across camps: Jude Law's introduction as Dumbledore was a bright spot in an otherwise cluttered picture.